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How do I cancel Strapi Cloud?

$35 / month $348 / year Databases & backends Starter · billed via web, invoice
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Short answer

Cancel Strapi Cloud by backing up the project, opening its Settings page and deleting the project. Only the project owner can do this, and deletion permanently removes all data and assets. It takes about 3 minutes. Strapi publishes no prorated cancellation refund.

Cancel Strapi Cloud

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What you are cancelling

Managed hosting for Strapi projects with monthly and yearly project subscriptions. This guide covers every place the subscription can live - the website and team plans - plus what happens to refunds, pausing and your data afterwards.

Checked against Strapi Cloud's own documentation · Last verified 13 Aug 2026

Step-by-step instructions

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Business+ follows the signed agreement

Business+ is a custom sales plan. Check the signed agreement and coordinate with the account team before deleting production projects.

Cheaper swaps

Keep up to $3,420 a year of that $3,600

Strapi Cloud Business additional environment costs $3,600 a year. Each saving compares that tool's entry plan with your selected plan - it is what stays in your account over the next twelve months. On a different Strapi Cloud plan? Pick it below.

Prices checked 13 Aug 2026
3 options verified by us
Biggest saving sanity.io
Sanity Sanity Growth plan $15 / seat / month
$3,420 stays with you
every year
$3,600 $180 a year
$180 you pay $3,420 you keep

Why this one - Flexible hosted content platform

Lower entry price Free plan Immediate downgrade with prorated refund Seat-based pricing
Switch to Sanity Or read our Sanity guide
Cheaper than Strapi Cloud directus.com
Directus Cloud Cloud hosting add-on plan $99 / month
$2,412 stays with you
every year
$3,600 $1,188 a year
$1,188 you pay $2,412 you keep

Why this one - Managed data and content platform

Open-source Core Works with SQL databases Managed hosting option No free managed Cloud tier
Switch to Directus Cloud Or read our Directus Cloud guide
Contentful Contentful Lite plan $300 / month
Same listed entry price

Why this one - Composable content platform

Free plan after cancellation Mature content APIs Enterprise options Much higher Lite entry price
Switch to Contentful Or read our Contentful guide

Compare all 5 verified alternatives to Strapi Cloud

No one pays for a spot here - the cheapest option simply goes first, the Switch button goes straight to the provider, and every card links to our own verified guide.

Biggest saving · Sanity Keep $3,420 a year Switch

Strapi Cloud Business additional environment costs you $3,600 a year

Add it to your subscriptions and see what the whole stack costs - and what walks away if you cancel.

St Strapi Cloud Business additional environment · $300/month, billed monthly

$3,600
a year if you keep it · $300/mo

Not cancelling today? Put it in your calendar.

Tell us when Strapi Cloud renews and download a calendar reminder that lands two days before, with this guide and the direct cancellation page inside. Nothing is stored - the file is yours.

Works with Apple, Google and Outlook calendars. Your renewal date shows in Strapi Cloud's billing settings.

Refunds, downgrades, pausing and your data

Four questions people ask before they cancel
Can I get my money back?

Strapi does not document a prorated refund for deleting a Cloud project. Treat deletion as cancellation without a refund unless a signed agreement says otherwise.

See policy
Is there a cheaper way to stay?

Strapi Cloud has no permanent free hosted plan. The open-source software can be self-hosted for free, which requires a separate migration before Cloud project deletion.

Read this
Can I pause instead of cancel?

Strapi documents no subscription pause. Starter projects can sleep when idle, but that does not cancel the subscription.

Read this
What happens to my account data?

Deleting the project permanently removes all project data and assets. Back up anything needed before confirming deletion.

Read this first

Frequently asked questions

Answers checked with the steps above
How do I cancel Strapi Cloud?

Delete the project from its Settings page in the Strapi Cloud dashboard.

Can I cancel from the billing portal?

No. Strapi says the billing portal is view-only for Cloud cancellations. Delete the project in the Cloud dashboard.

What happens to my project data?

Project deletion permanently removes all data and assets, so create a backup first.

Can I get a prorated refund?

Strapi does not document a prorated refund for deleting a Cloud project.